Improvement in wire jar or vase holders



e10. DUDLEY.

lmprove ment ih Wire-Jar or Vase-Holders.

' No. 129,467, Patented'luly 16,1872.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. DUDLEY, OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO WOODS, SHERWOOD& LATHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN WIRE JAR OR VASE HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No; 129,467, dated July 16,1872.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Jar or Vase Holders,invented by GEORGE D. DUDLEY, of Lowell, in the county of Middlesex andState of Massachusetts.

My invention relates to stands or holders formed of wire for holdingjars, vases, bottles, ,&c.; and consists in a novel manner ofconstructin g the stand by forming and uniting its several partstogether, as will be fully set forth hereafter.

Figure 1 is' a perspective view of my improved stand or holder with itsjar or vase. Fig. 2 shows parts in detail.

General Description.

The stand or holder consists of the supporting-ring A, the handle B, thelegs O, and the side ribs a. The ring A is formed of three sections ofwire, A A A, Fig. 2, bent into circular shape, and united together byhaving the wires a a twisted together a short distance. Each of thesesections is shown as made of two strands of wire, and when these aretwisted together in forming the rin gA three strands of four wires eachare produced, which, when bent into proper shape, form the handles B.The original strands a a are then separated,

after the handles B are formed, and bent down and toward each other toform the side ribs of the stand, and at the point where they converge,which is equidistant from the handles B B, the wires a a are againtwisted together to make the legs 0. These three sections, therefore,when twisted together in this manner, produce a stand or holder havingthree handles and three legs or supports but it will be evident that astand can be constructed in the same manner from two or more sections byaltering the length and curve of the are of each section, so that whenbrought together they will form the central ring A of the shaperequired. This change in the number of sections will, of course, alterthe number of legs and handles.

When greater strength is necessary, and a support for the bottom of thejar or other article is required, I introduce a small ring, D, beneeththe holdin g-rin g A, and unite it with the other parts by twisting thestrands b of which it is composed with the wires formingthe legs 0, andthis will cause the legs to assume the appearance shown inFig.1,asitwill, of course, increase their size.

Claims. 1. A caster or stand of twisted wire, the parts A A beingtwisted together, then joined and double twisted to form the handles BB; then separated and twisted to form the ribs (0 a; then joined anddouble-twisted to form the legs 0 O, substantially in the mannerdescribed and specified.

2. Also, strengthening and securing the legs in proper position in atwisted wire caster by the twisted wire ring D, or equivalent therefor,united to the legs, substantially in the manner described and specified.

GEORGE D. DUDLEY.

Witnesses ABEL WHITNEY, FRANK BURRILL.

